The CHS Renal Service delivers inpatient and outpatient care for individuals with renal dysfunction across the ACT. Its multidisciplinary approach supports a full continuum of care, including management of acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, dialysis (in-centre and home), kidney transplantation, and renal supportive care.

The Renal Ward accommodates both renal / medical inpatients from many specialities across CHS. The ward offers inpatient care to patients admitted with renal dysfunction and multiple co-morbidities as well as medical patients with complex conditions and associated complications.

The Registered Nurse Level 2 is seen by the organisation as a source of expert nursing knowledge, especially within the Renal nursing field, skills, and attributes.

The Registered Nurse Level 2 must demonstrate a higher level of skill and the ability to perform a more demanding role covering the domains: clinical care, leadership, education, safety, and communication.

Under the limited direction of the Clinical Nurse Consultant, you will perform the role and responsibilities of a registered Nurse to provide the best quality care. You will:

• Provide specialised nursing care to patients across a spectrum of complexity, applying comprehensive risk assessments and clinical judgement while adhering to professional legislation, standards, and organisational policies.
• Communicate effectively and respectfully in diverse clinical situations, fostering collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, nursing colleagues, patients, and their families to ensure safe and person-centred care.
• Provide clinical leadership and mentorship by guiding and supporting less experienced staff in the delivery of care to patients with complex needs, promoting a culture of excellence and continuous learning.
• Participate in professional development and quality improvement through participation in education, research, and the development of clinical guidelines, while actively sharing knowledge and contributing to the growth of others and the advancement of nursing practice.
• Consistently display commitment to, compliance with and leadership in work, health and safety (WH&S) and the positive patient experience and displays behaviour consistent with CHS values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind.
• Undertake other duties appropriate to this level of classification which contribute to the operation of the organisation

Specific responsibilities include but are not limited to the following.

• Experienced medical nurse with renal skills an advantage
• Strong organisational skills and ability to work within a team environment.
• Adaptability and flexibility to accommodate change and provide responsive services to meet clients’ needs.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following

Essential

• Tertiary Qualification in nursing.
• Registered or eligible for registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).
• Have an understanding of how the National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) indicators align with this role.

Desirable

• Holds or working towards a Post Graduate qualification in renal nursing.

Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following

Essential

• A minimum 4 years full time equivalent work experience in a tertiary health care setting
• Experience or knowledge of the CHS Exceptional Care Framework, Clinical Governance Framework, and all other related frameworks.

Desirable

• Prior experience in renal nursing will be highly desirable

Appointment to this position is conditional on being granted and retaining appropriate clearances.

• Pre-employment National Police Check.
• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.

All employees are required to:

• adhere to the Canberra Health Services Values and the ACT Public Service Code of Conduct
• act in accordance and comply with all relevant Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
• Comply with all relevant clinical and/or competency standards.
• Be available for weekend and/or after-hours work.

CHS is leading the drive to digitally transform health service delivery in Australia through the implementation of a territory wide Digital Health Record. Computer literacy skills are required which are relevant to this role as you will be responsible for completing required documentation and becoming a proficient user of the Digital Health Record and/or other Information Technology systems; once proficient, you will need to remain current with changes, updates, and contingencies.

These are the key selection criteria for how you will be assessed in conjunction with your resumé and experience.

1. Proven knowledge and highly developed clinical experience in providing a high standard of nursing within the specialty of medical nursing.
2. Demonstrated leadership skills and competence to work autonomously using advanced organisational and problem-solving skills to ensure appropriate decision making in health care delivery.
3. Effective high level interpersonal and communication skills with demonstrated ability to liaise and foster positive relationships with all stakeholders in patient care, with a focus to achieve agreed health outcomes.
4. Evidence of commitment to professional development, and participation in quality improvement activities, education activities and research.
5. Demonstrates understanding of, and adherence to, safety and quality standards, Work Health and Safety and the positive patient experience. Displays behaviors consistent with CHS’s values of reliable, progressive, respectful, and kind.

The following work environment description outlines the inherent requirements of the role and indicates how frequently each of these requirements would need to be performed. Please note that the ACT Public Service is committed to providing reasonable adjustments and ensuring all individuals have equal opportunities in the workplace.

Administrative	Frequency
Telephone use	Frequently
General computer use	Frequently
Extensive keying/data entry	Frequently
Graphical/analytical based	Occasionally
Sitting at a desk	Occasionally
Standing for long periods	Frequently

Travel	Frequency
Frequent travel – multiple work sites	Occasionally
Frequent travel – driving	Never

Physical demands	Frequency
Distance walking (large buildings or inter-building transit)	Frequently
Working outdoors	Occasionally

Psychosocial demands	Frequency
Distressed People e.g. Emergency or grief situations	Occasionally
Aggressive & Uncooperative People e.g. drug / alcohol, dementia, mental illness	Occasionally
Unpredictable People e.g. Dementia, mental illness, head injuries	Occasionally
Restraining e.g. involvement in physical containment of clients/consumers	Occasionally
Exposure to Distressing Situations e.g. Child abuse, viewing dead / mutilated bodies; verbal abuse; domestic violence; suicide	Occasionally

Specific hazards	Frequency
Working at heights	Never
Exposure to extreme temperatures	Never
Operation of heavy machinery e.g. forklift	Never
Confined spaces	Occasionally
Excessive noise	Occasionally
Low lighting	Occasionally
Handling of dangerous goods/equipment e.g. gases; liquids; biological.	Occasionally
Slippery or uneven surfaces	Occasionally

Manual handling	Frequency
Lifting 0 – 9kg	Frequently
Lifting 10 – 15kg	Occasionally
Lifting 16kg+	Occasionally
Climbing	Never
Running	Occasionally
Reaching	Frequently
Kneeling	Frequently
Foot and leg movement	Frequently
Hand, arm and grasping movements	Frequently
Bending/squatting	Frequently
Bend/Lean Forward from Waist/Trunk twisting	Frequently
Push/pull	Frequently
Sequential repetitive movements in a short amount of time	Occasionally